January—May 1958: U.S. Concern Over the Political Orientation of Indonesia and the Regional Rebellions in Sumatra and Sulawesi
61. Memorandum of Telephone Conversation Between Secretary of State Dulles and Director of Central Intelligence Dulles
Source: Eisenhower Library, Dulles Papers, General Telephone Conversations. No classification marking. Drafted by Bernau.
62. Memorandum of Conversation With President Eisenhower
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 756D.00/4–1558. Top Secret. Drafted by Secretary Dulles. Another copy of this memorandum of conversation, initialed by Dulles, is in the Eisenhower Library, Dulles Papers, Meetings with the President.
63. Telegram From the Embassy in Indonesia to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 756D.00/4–1558. Top Secret; Priority; Limit Distribution; No Distribution Outside Department. Transmitted in two sections.
64. Memorandum of Telephone Conversation Between Secretary of State Dulles and Director of Central Intelligence Dulles
Source: Eisenhower Library, Dulles Papers, General Telephone Conversations. No classification marking. Drafted by Bernau.
65. Memorandum From Director of Central Intelligence Dulles to President Eisenhower
Source: Eisenhower Library, Staff Secretary Records. Secret; Noforn.
66. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 756D.00/4–1858. Confidential. Drafted by Mein.
67. Letter From the Chief of Naval Operations (Burke) to the Under Secretary of State (Herter)
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 756D.00/4–1858. Secret; Personal.
68. Memorandum From the Joint Chiefs of Staff to Secretary of Defense McElroy
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 756D.00/4–2158. Top Secret. Transmitted to John Foster Dulles on April 21 under cover of a memorandum from John N. Irwin II, whose covering memorandum reads in part: “This Department believes that the Joint Chiefs’ suggestion warrants serious consideration but at the same time recognizes that many factors are involved. This Department and the Joint Chiefs will be happy to participate in any way you wish in reviewing this matter further.” (Ibid.)
69. Memorandum of Telephone Conversation Between Secretary of State Dulles and Director of Central Intelligence Dulles
Source: Eisenhower Library, Dulles Papers, General Telephone Conversations. No classification marking. Drafted by Bernau.
71. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 756D.00/4–2458. Confidential Drafted by Cameron.
74. Telegram From the Embassy in Indonesia to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 756D.00/4–3058. Secret; Niact.
75. Telegram From the Embassy in Indonesia to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 756D.00/4–3058. Secret; Niact. Transmitted in two sections.
77. Telegram From the Embassy in Indonesia to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 756. D.00/5–258. Secret; Priority. Transmitted in two sections and repeated to The Hague, Manila, Canberra, Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur, and Singapore,
78. Telegram From the Embassy in Indonesia to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 756D.00/5–358. Secret; Niact; Limit Distribution. Transmitted in two sections.
79. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Department of State, Conference Files: Lot 63 D 123, CF 1006. Top Secret. Drafted by Reinhardt. Dulles and Lloyd were in Copenhagen for a meeting of the NATO Council of Ministers.
80. Telegram From the Embassy in Indonesia to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 756D.00/5–658. Top Secret; Niact; Limited Distribution. Transmitted in two sections.
81. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Indonesia
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 756D.00/5–658. Top Secret; Niact; Limit Distribution. Drafted by Mein, cleared with Cumming and Robertson, and approved by Herter. Jones summarized this telegram in Indonesia: The Possible Dream, pp. 134–135.
82. Memorandum of Conversation
Source: Department of State, Secretary’s Memoranda of Conversation: Lot 64 D 199. Secret. Drafted by Dulles. The meeting took place at Christiansborg Palace.
83. Telegram From the Commander in Chief, Pacific (Stump) to the Chief of Naval Operations (Burke)
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 756D.00/5–858. Top Secret. Repeated to the Department of State, which is the source text.
84. Telegram From the Embassy in Indonesia to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 756D.00/5–758. Top Secret; Niact; Limit Distribution. Transmitted in two sections.
86. Telegram From the Embassy in Indonesia to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 756D.00/5–1858. Secret; Niact. Transmitted in two sections.
87. Telegram From the Embassy in Indonesia to Secretary of State Dulles, at Copenhagen
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 656.56D.13/5–958. Confidential; Niact. Repeated to the Department of State as telegram 4134, which is the source text.
88. Memorandum From the Joint Chiefs of Staff to Secretary of Defense McElroy
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 756D.00/5–1458. Top Secret. McElroy forwarded this memorandum to Dulles on May 14 under cover of a letter that reads: “The enclosed copy of a memorandum dated 9 May 1958 sets forth the views of the Joint Chiefs of Staff on the current Indonesian situation. Although I understand that certain steps are already being taken along these lines, I believe their comments and recommendations merit serious consideration.”
89. Telegram From the Embassy in Indonesia to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 756D.00/5–1058. Top Secret; Niact; Limit Distribution.
90. Telegram CX–158 From the Army Attaché in Indonesia (Cole) to the Department of the Army
[Source: Department of State, Central Files, 756D.00/5–1258. Secret; Niact. 4 pages of source text not declassified.]